Safety-razor-blade holder.



A. F. COLLINS & C. C. CRAIG.

SAFETY RAZOR BLADE HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED IAN.4. I9I5- PatentedSept. 28, 1915.

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WINNIPEG, IVIANICIC'OBA, CANADA.

SAFETY-RAZOR-BLADE HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent. f

To all QUZLOW/ it'may concern:

Be it known that we, Anrnno' FRANK 00L.- mm, of thecityofToronto,in the county of York, in the Province "of. Ontario, ada, and CLAUDE CnosBY CRAIG, of the city of lVinnipeg, in the Province of Manitc-ba, Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Safety-Razor- Blade Holders, of which the "following is the specification. I i

ur invention relates to improvements in safety razor blade holders and the object of the invention is to devise a convenient means for. holding a blade of a safety; razor during the operation of stropping the blade and for preventing the opposite edge of the blade, not operated upon by the strop, from catching in and cutting the strop and it consists essentially of a handle member divided into two portions, resilient meanslfor connecting the portions together at one end, releasable locking means for holding the opposite ends of such portions together against each side of the blade so as to grip the same and a shield member designed to form a removable cover extending alternately either blade or the other over one edge of the as hereinafter more particularly explained by the following specification.

Figure 1 is a plan view of our device in position ready for operation. Fig. 2, is a similar viewto Fig. 1 showing the-parts in the open position. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section on line m-y Fig. 1. Fig. 4, is a cross section on line Fig. 5, is a cross section on line na -g Fig. 1.

In the drawings like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in each figure.

1 indicates a divided handle comprising two portions 2 and 3. y

4 indicates a separating portion inserted between the portions 2 and 3 at one end of the handle 1.

5 indicates a rivetextending through the separating portion4 and the corresponding ends of the handle portions 2 and 3.

6 indicates a spring preferably U-shaped in form when compressed and connected to the handle portion 3 by a rivet 7.

It will be noticed particularly on referring to Fig. 3, that the major portion of the handle portions 2 and 3 are separated apart so as to provide an intervening space 8. The

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Patented Sept. 28, 1915. Seria1No.431. I

outer ends of the portions 2 and 3 are provided with enlarged flattened portions 9 aridlO. I V a i 11 indicates an ordinary safety razor blade provided with the usual orifices 12 14 and l5-indicate pins or projections extending upwardly from the portion 10 through the-orifices 12 and. 13 of the blade.

16 and 17 indicate: orifices formed in the portion 9 inalinement with the projections 14 and 15 and into which the projections extend when the device is in the closed position. 2

19 indicates a slot formed in the portion 2 and extending longitudinally thereof.

20 and 21 indicatedepressions formedin the portion 2 upon each side of the slot" 19.

J 21 indicates afrivet extending upwardly from the porti0n3 through the slot 19 when the device is in the closed. position.

22 indicates a turn button provided with tapered ends 23 and. 24 designed tofit, when the device is in the closed position, in the depressions 20 and 21 located at each side of the slot 19. It will, of'course, be understood that the sides of the depressions 20 and 21 are inclined so as to allow the button to be forced outwardly therefrom when the button is given a turning movement.

25 indicates an arm.

26 indicates a rivet secured in the portion 3 of the handle interinediately of its length and upon which the arm 25 is swung intermediately of its length.

27 and 28 indicate shields substantially U-shape in cross section as shown particularly in Fig. 4. The shield portions 27 and by swinging the razor all that it is necessary to do is to place it in the position shown principal parts inin Fig. 2, the proections 14 and 15 extending through the orifices l2 and 13. The handle portion 2 is then swung on the rivet 5 over the handle portion 3, the portions 2 and 3 being then forced together compressing the spring 6 until the upper ends of the projections and 15 extend through the orifices 16 and 17 It willfof course, be understood that the button 22 is turned'so as to pass through the longitudinal slot 19 during the above operation, and that, therefore, when the portions 2 and 3 of the handle 1 are forced together the button 22 is clear of the outer face of the handle portion 2.

then given a quarter turn until the tapered ends-23 and 2 1 thereofengage in the depressions12O' and 21. V

\Vhen the device is in the closed position the arm 25 is free to swing between the portions 2 and 3. If it is desired to strop the edge 10 of the blade 11 the shield portion a 27 is swung in the direction of arrow (see Fig. 2 of the drawings)" until-such shield portion-nis" brought into the position shown by full: lines in Figs. 1 and 4:.-

If itisdesired to strop the edge 10 of the blade 11 all that it is necessary to do 1s to swing the shield portion 27 in the opposite direction to arrow thus carrying the shield portion 28 over the cutting edge "10 to protect the same. It will be readily seen that each shield portion is provided with a rounded outer edge forming the base of the 30 U forming the portion 27. These rounded portions serve as" a bearing on the strop when the blade is being turned for the reverse stroke thereby preventing the edge of the blade coming in contact with the strop and would; therefore, be very liable to cut The button is *so as to alternately cover length, and

or otherwise spoil the surface of the strop and at the same time protects the cutting edge of the blade from injury. V

hat we claim as our invention is 1. A safety razor blade holder comprising 40 a handle member, means for securing the blade to one end of the handle memberso that the edges project laterally therefrom, a shield supporting member movably carried by the handle member and shield mem- -15 bers carried at the ends of the supporting" member and reversely set one to theother 1 the'edges of the blade when" the supporting member is move into the required position. 2. A razorblade holder comprising a handle member formed by two portions connected together at one end, means for se curing the blade of a razor between the opposite ends'ofsuch portions, an arm swung between the portions intermediately of its reversely set shield members, one shield member being carried at each'end of the arm and designed to alternately cover the opposite cutting edges of the razor blade, as and for the purpose specified.

V ALFRED FRANK COLLINS;

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